September/October weight loss challenge

[Susan Otcenas]

I made my weight watchers goal of 130 in May. I ate on maintenance for most of the past 5 months. I recently lowered my goal to 125, but truthfully, I'm still eating in maintenance mode.

This image is my weightloss chart from November through this past wednesday. What is most fascinating to me is to see the obvious monthly pattern in the chart. There's a clear 4 week cycle of highs and lows. If you look carefully at the part of the chart where I was losing, you can even see that 4 week cycle at work there too - distinct dips every 4-5 weeks.

Anyway, whenever I'm in an "up" week, I get a little bummed out, but seeing this chart makes me realize that it's perfectly normal to fluctuate a bit. I know I am not losing and gaining the same 2-3 pounds over and over. It's just water and the natural cycle of life. I feel pretty good about the fact that I've figured out how to maintain this healthy weight I'm at.

One of these days I'll buckle down and really work on the last 5 pounds.

Susan